STARSS Challenge Fund Competition (Standalone or rooftop solar systems inclusion of eCooking)
MECS is excited to announce the launch of a new Technology Accelerator Challenge Fund Competition focusing on standalone and rooftop solar systems.
This challenge fund invites organisations to test innovative configurations of existing technology and business models to pilot and demonstrate stand alone or rooftop solar based systems that will be utilized for clean energy cooking.
Important Information:
- Total duration of the project will be 10 months commencing 1st December 2024.
- Total funding available is up to a maximum of £58,000.00.
- The closing date for applications is Sunday 6th October 2024 at 23:55 BST.
- A webinar outlining the role and the programme of work will be delivered on 12 September 2024 at 11.00am (BST), more information will be provided in due course.
To access this opportunity please see below information:
Before completing the application form, please ensure you have read:
MECS-SC2 (‘Sparking the Cooking Supply Chain’) Challenge Fund Competition
The ‘Sparking the Cooking Supply Chain’ (MECS-SC2) competition seeks to fund research projects that will deliver a minimum of 1,500 energy efficient electric cooking appliances into homes or businesses.
Projects have completed phase one and are now progressing to phase two, the implementation of the supply chain that they developed in phase one.
Click on the below tab for further details about the successful applicants and their projects.
Cooking Support on Mini-Grids (COSMO) Challenge Fund Competition
The COSMO (Cooking Support on Mini-Grids) challenge fund competition enables the MECS programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and delivered by Loughborough University, to address key barriers to electric cooking uptake on mini-grids with the aim to strengthen the utilization of mini-grids for electric cooking.
The phase one projects have completed their initial study and three projects have been supported to develop the system highlighted in phase one. Click below for more information about the successful awardees.